The (Mis)Education of AIDS Storylines on TV Shows: The Hogan Family the hogan family, originally titled “valerie” before the title character was killed off at the start of its third season… Continue reading “The (Mis)Education of AIDS Storylines on TV Shows: The Hogan Family”…
Songs That I Loved: Taylor Dayne’s “Can’t Get Enough of Your Love” chyle, picture it. summer of 1993 in philadelphia. my good friend at the time, oscar, came to my house and… Continue reading “Songs That I Loved: Taylor Dayne’s “Can’t Get Enough of Your Love””…
Earvin Magic Johnson 1991 marked a decade of what it is now regarded as the AIDS crisis. the hope that emerged after the… Continue reading “Earvin Magic Johnson”…
Songs That I Loved: Mariah Carey’s “Emotions” chyle, some of my favorite childhood memories are when my mother allowed us to skip school so we could go… Continue reading “Songs That I Loved: Mariah Carey’s “Emotions””…
Playlist: The Iconic Experience It’s Friday and we love playlist! Curated by Philly’s own Icon Ebony Fierce, “The Iconic Experience” is inspired by the… Continue reading “Playlist: The Iconic Experience”…
GEORGE MICHAEL to be a global pop star who was gay but not out during the height of the AIDS epidemic meant… Continue reading “GEORGE MICHAEL”…
Songs That Soundtracked the AIDS Epidemic: Spice Girls “Holler” “I want to make you holler, and make you scream my name” a song on the third studio album of… Continue reading “Songs That Soundtracked the AIDS Epidemic: Spice Girls “Holler””…
ZELMA DAVIS zelma davis should be a household name! as the principal vocalist of the über successful 1990s dance group c+c music… Continue reading “ZELMA DAVIS”…
Songs That Soundtracked the AIDS Epidemic: Boy George’s “Il Adore” in the early 1980s, boy george was one of the world’s most popular musical figures in the world. as lead… Continue reading “Songs That Soundtracked the AIDS Epidemic: Boy George’s “Il Adore””…
Songs That Soundtracked the AIDS Epidemic: TLC’s “Waterfalls” In 1995, Black people made up 49% of the AIDS-related deaths that year. This is insurmountable grief, personal loss and… Continue reading “Songs That Soundtracked the AIDS Epidemic: TLC’s “Waterfalls””…
PAULA ABDUL in the late 1980s, paula abdul’s popularity rivaled that of her contemporaries, janet jackson and madonna. paula had gone from… Continue reading “PAULA ABDUL”…
Songs That Soundtracked the AIDS Epidemic: Pet Shop Boys “Being Boring” by the late 1970s, homosexuality had been decriminalized in multiple states including iowa, nebraska and wyoming. with the hypervisibility of… Continue reading “Songs That Soundtracked the AIDS Epidemic: Pet Shop Boys “Being Boring””…